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Last month, WA Premier Colin Barnett signed a memorandum of understanding with China's Xia Baolong, party secretary of Zhejiang - WA's sister province in eastern China - regarding the potential live export of cattle.

Under the proposal, cattle would be transported live from WA to a new abattoir built in Zhejiang and the meat would be distributed from there.

While government approval was still needed in China and Australia, Mr Barnett said in October that it could happen in the next six to 12 months.